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Olfactory nerve
A nerve that registers smells by carrying the impulses for the sense of smell from the nose to the brain. Olfactory nerves continually regenerate -- through all of childhood and adulthood. The olfactory nerves are the only nerves in the…
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Show more- Clitoris A small mass of erectile tissue situated at the anterior apex of the vestibule.
- Sick sinus syndrome Symptoms of dizziness, confusion, fainting, and heart failure due to a problem with the sinus node of the…
- Microscope An optical instrument that augments the power of the eye to see small objects. The name microscope was coined…
- Sweat chloride test Sweat chloride test: A test for cystic fibrosis. See: Sweat test.
- Radiology The branch of medicine that uses ionizing and nonionizing radiation for the diagnosis and treatment of…
- Antonomasy See: Antonomasia
- Paralysis, infantile (polio) Infantile paralysis is an old synonym for poliomyelitis, an acute and sometimes devastating viral disease…
- G6PD deficiency G6PD deficiency: Deficiency of the enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD), the most common enzyme…
- Fasciitis, plantar Inflammation of the plantar fascia (fasciitis), the 'bowstring-like' tissue stretching from the heel…
- Autoimmune disease An illness that occurs when the body tissues are attacked by its own immune system. The immune system is a…
- Disease, Legg See Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
- Salvage therapy 1. A final treatment for people who are nonresponsive to or cannot tolerate other available therapies for a…